The product performance is good, and definately worth the money. I like the bios, and the express OS built into it (30-second net access). Other good features include the cable connection diagnostics also built into the board. I have one major gripe however, and that is pin placement. WTF was ASUS thinking about when they placed the power supply port on the far end of the opposite side of the board? Or when they placed the SATA ports so close to the HD bays? I've lost use of 2 HD bays, and had to push one HD way into the cabinet, almost into the HD fan. (No problem on the DVD bays). Don't like the forward-facing IDE port, or the floppy port. Also very angry about the placement of the power switch/LED's/sound/reset/etc pins. I have a pin riser from a previous ASUS board which is a fantastic little plug that allows you to connect the individual connectors outside of the cabinet and then connect to the board as one plug. Fortunately it has the same format as the M2N68, but unfortunately I cannot use it because it raises the connectors too high, taking space from one of the only available HD bays. Good board, but very bad planning. Even on my large full-atx cabinet, connecting everything was an unpleasant challenge. I do not recommend this board for anyone with a slim or reduced-size cabinet, or anyone who works with 4 hd's.
And contrary to CIOS's description of 5 SATA ports, it has 4.
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Product Description ASUS M2N68 PLUS - motherboard - ATX - nForce 630a Product ... more
Type Motherboard Form Factor ATX Dimensions (WxDxH) 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm Chipset Type NVIDIA nForce 630a Multi-Core Support Dual-Core / Triple-core / Quad-core Max Bus Speed 1000 MHz
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Product Description ASUS M2N68 PLUS - motherboard - ATX - nForce 630a Product ... more
Type Motherboard Form Factor ATX Dimensions (WxDxH) 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm Chipset Type NVIDIA nForce 630a Multi-Core Support Dual-Core / Triple-core / Quad-core Max Bus Speed 1000 MHz
Postage & Packaging:£3.99 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days......